Multiple Choice Chapter 25 Self-Quiz 2

. The Allies had agreed to partition postwar Germany

during the meeting on the Atlantic in the summer of 1941.

at the conference in Tehran.

during the meeting at Yalta.

at the Potsdam conference.

. How many civilians died in the fire bombings of Tokyo in March of 1945?

over 10,000

over 50,000

over 100,000

over 700,000

. Who had the biggest military advantage at the end of World War II?

Germany

the Soviet Union

Great Britain

the United States

. What did Michigan Republican Senator Arthur Vandenberg advise President Harry Truman regarding his call to support anticommunist forces in Greece?

"talk softly, and carry a big stick"

"scare the hell out of the American people"

"don't let the sun come down on you"

"you should never surrender"

. How did the Berlin Airlift affect German-U.S. relations in the postwar years?

It won the hearts of Berliners.

It created additional resentment amongst East Germans.

It made West Germans envious.

It left Germans cold and unimpressed.

. The North Korean army of 1950 had received most of its military supplies from

South Korea.

the United States.

the Soviet Union.

China.

. The Smith Act of 1948 was widely interpreted as a tool for

preventing espionage.

curbing juvenile crime.

imprisoning homosexuals.

arresting communists.

. Whittaker Chambers's charge that Alger Hiss had been part of a communist spy ring in the 1930s gained a lot of national attention because

cooperation with the Soviet Union during that time was particularly offensive.

Hiss had been the chair of the House of Un-American Activities Committee.

Chambers and Hiss had been boyfriends for over 20 years and were the first openly gay couple.

Hiss was a former State Department official and head of the Carnegie Endowment for Peace.

. Which of the following made Sunbelt states attractive for businesses and investors?

low taxes

good health care

high environmental standards

strong unions

. Why did the U.S. government build so many of its new airbases in the Southwest?

Most pilots lived there.

Most planes were built there.

Southwestern senators were the most powerful.

The climate there was perfect for training and storage.

. What made Nevada the seemingly logical choice for nuclear testing during the Cold War?

Much of its lands were under the control of the Bureau of Land management.

The state had the necessary skilled labor force.

The climate was ideal for nuclear testing.

The mountains limited the spread of radiation.

. The U.S. Border Patrol was created in

1924.

1933.

1942.

1952.

. What did President Truman's Executive Order 9981 declare?

It released Japanese American prisoners from relocation camps.

It desegregated the armed services.

It ordered the launch of a nuclear bomb over Hiroshima.

It declared war against North Korea after its attack on the South.

. How did Soviet commentators respond to American criticism of the denial of voting rights in Soviet-occupied Eastern Europe in 1946?

They explained that this was only a temporary abridgement of constitutional rights.

They argued that Eastern Europeans were still able to vote in local elections.

They countered that blacks in the American South were not allowed to vote either.

They denied the charge and brought proof of fair elections in the Czech Republic.

. Which of the following statements best describes the mission of the World Bank after World War II?

finance large international trade agreements

stabilize the world capitalist economy

invest in promising industries in the developed world

distribute the wealth from the rich to the poor countries

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